GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Police Department said a 9-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the arm Sunday.
Around 2:18 p.m., Grand Rapids officers were told that a Kent County Sheriff's Office deputy had pulled a car over on East Beltline NE. The family members in the car were "distraught," police said. They were trying to transport the boy who had a gunshot wound to the hospital.
A family member told police the gunshot wound was self-inflicted, after the boy was able to access an unsecured handgun inside the apartment at Emerald Creek Apartments off E Beltline Avenue SE near Burton Street SE.
The injuries are considered non-life threatening, and the boy was taken to Helen DeVos Children's Hospital where he is in stable condition.
The Grand Rapids Police Major Crimes Team and Child Protective Services were notified.
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